Improvement in bow-iron for carriag-es



CLARK & MARBLE.

Carriage Top.

' Patented Nov! 3, 1868.

N PETEIRS, PHOTULITHOGRAPIIER A. CLARK AND GEORGE W. MARBLE, OF CHARLESTOWN, NE W HAMPSHIRE.

Letters Patent No. 83,693

, dated November 3'. 1868.

IMPRQVEMENI IN BOW-IRON FOR CARRIAGES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

now and improved Bow-iron forBztby-Uu-bs end othe Lint-ridges; and we do hereby deohu'e that the following is :t [id], elem, and exact description of the some, relirrenee being lied to the accompanying drztwings, forming it part of this speeiiiezttion, in whichlliguro .1. represents at side elevation of u bully-cub, upon which is illustrated on outside view of our improved bow-iron;

.higure 2 represents a vertical section of the sznnc, illustrating the manner in which the bow-iron is att-nehed to the bows; and

vFigure 3 represents the bow-iron, disconnected from the cub and bows, and with the points or clutches extended.

fiiniihn' letters of reierenee iiulicztte eorresporulin pzu'ts in the severe! figures.

'lhisiuventhm eonsists in it simple and novel eonstrnetion of on elonguted bmv-iron, with holding-points or olutehes, wlnrreby the ends of the bows oi lnbby-CitbS inn-y be more eficetudlly end eonveniently secured to the oath.

in order that others inn-y be better enabled to understzn 1d the construction and operation of our invention,

we will proceed to describe it, with reference to the drawings.

A. represents ,the body of the cab;

13 represents the bows; and

U, the bmY-irons, provided with holding-points or clutches, 1!, upon its edges.

In order to secure this improved how-inn! upon the end of the how, it is simply plneed longitudinnlb upon the outside of the lower extremity of the bow, so that the pivot-hole in the lower extremity of the sn-id howiron will ]H'ojeetbeyond the-end oi" the snid how, lor connection of the saune with the cab. The holdingpoints or clutches more then bent around the how, by angular crooks, so as to fit closely the btuv, :uid the pointed ends are nrnde to pierce the opposite or inner side oi" the sztltl bow, the said pointed ends lmving also been suitably bent for that purpose.

hat we claim our inventiim, and desire to have secured by Letters Patent,

The bow-iron U, constructed as described, with boldinp points or elusps, for attachment to the bows of 2b baby-cu l) or other carriage, substantially as zmd for tl 1e purpose hercinsct forth.

A. \V. lLrLRK.

Vitnesse: GEO. \V. MARBLE.

J. 7. De ILwes, GEORGE OLCOTT. 

